Vallipuram Nalliah was a Ceylon Tamil teacher, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.
V. Nalliah | |
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| Minister of Post and Information | |
| In office 19 June 1952 – 12 July 1952 | |
| Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Trincomalee-Batticaloa | |
| In office 1943 – 20 September 1947 | |
| Preceded by | E. R. Tambimuttu |
| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kalkudah | |
| In office 20 September 1947 – 10 April 1956 | |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1909 |
| Political party | Independent United National Party All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Early life and family
editNalliah's birth date is the subject of some dispute, with some sources citing 9 October 1909,[1] and others 1 July 1909.[2] He trained to be a teacher, and married Thangaratnam, daughter of Muttiah.[3]
Career
editNalliah was principal of the Men's Training School in Attalichenai.[3] He was a member of Batticaloa Urban Council.[3]
Nalliah contested the 1943 by-election as a candidate in Trincomalee-Batticaloa and was elected to the State Council.[3]
Nalliah contested the 1947 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Kalkudah. He won the election and entered Parliament.[4] He joined the United National Party-led government and was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Local Government.[3] He was re-elected at the 1952 parliamentary election as a UNP candidate.[5] He was briefly Minister of Post and Information in the new government.[6]
Nalliah stood for re-election as an independent candidate at the 1956 parliamentary election but was defeated by A. H. Macan Markar.[7] He was also unsuccessful at the March 1960 parliamentary election.[8] He was the All Ceylon Tamil Congress' candidate in Kalkudah at the 1965 parliamentary election but was again defeated.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Nalliah, Vallipuram". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ Kasynathan, Sankaran (5 July 2009). "A grateful people remember". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 116–117.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2013.